Wei Ming's Reviews

Akanko Onsen

Lake Akan is known as a natural habitat of marimo, a Special Natural Monument of Japan. On its lakeshore sits Akanko Onsen, the leading hot spring resort area in eastern Hokkaido with a history of over 100 years. A hot spring town stretches along the shore of Lake Akan, lined with around 20 ryokan, hotels, and guesthouses. Many hot spring facilities face the lake, and their location is outstanding, offering panoramic views of Lake Akan and Mt. Oakan from the baths and guest rooms.

• Kushiro and Nemuro
• Hot Springs & Hot Spring Resorts

Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport

Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport is an airport hotel directly connected to Terminal 1 of Kansai International Airport, the gateway to the Kansai region. It offers excellent convenience, with downtown Osaka accessible in as little as 35 minutes and shuttle buses departing from the airport to multiple destinations. It's an ideal base for stays before departure, after arrival, or for sightseeing and business within the Kansai area.

• Osaka
• Hotels

Sapporo Snow Festival

Ranked as one of the world's top three snow festivals, the Sapporo Snow Festival is a coveted winter extravaganza held every February in Sapporo, Hokkaido. The even kicked off in 1950 when local middle and high school students created snow sculptures in Odori Park. The event has since grown into a massive festival that draws some two million visitors from around the world each year.

• Sapporo
• Winter festivals & Events

Tottori Prefectural Flower Park（Tottori Hanakairo）

With Mt. Daisen, a tall and beautiful mountain, as a borrowed landscape, this is one of the largest flower parks in Japan where visitors can enjoy seasonal flowers.

• Tottori
• Amusement Parks & Theme parks

Kitsuki Jokamachi

About 5km to the east from JR Kitsuki Station, Kitsuki Castle stands. This is the area where the castle town prospered under the rule of Lord Matsudaira of the Kitsuki Domain. Samurai residences still remain in this historic townscape, which is designated as an Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings and used often as a location for TV dramas and movies.

• Oita
• Famous Places

Nanzenji Temple

In the latter half of the 13th century, Emperor Kameyama, who had defeated the Mongols (Yuan) twice, became the Pope and made the temple the first imperial temple in Japan as a Zen temple. After the main temple complex was built by Norian Soen, it was succeeded by Issan Ichinei, a high priest who was dispatched to Japan as an envoy of the Gen.

• Kyoto
• Shrines & Temples

Oita Bank Akarengakan

This is the only western-style architecture from the Meiji Period still exists in Oita City. Its construction began in 1910. Tatsuno Kataoka Architectural Firm designed it, which is known for Kingo Tatsuno who designed Tokyo Marunouchi train station. As the headquarters of then Nijusan Bank, it was completed in three years.

• Oita
• Tourist Attractions